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20 Things to Do Online With Your Long Distance Partner

As I have written entries about before, I am in a long distance relationship. He lives in Northern Ireland, and I live in Canada. We have been together for over two years now, and our relationship is stronger than ever. We manage to stay close despite the distance, and spend as much time together, online and in person, as we can manage. I am going to share some of the ways that a long distance couple can spend time together online.

1. Skype all the time. This is pretty obvious, but video calls make everything more bearable.
2. Skype ALL the time. Sleep together on Skype, and it feels like you're sleeping together.
3. Netflix. Pick a movie or TV show on Netflix. Count down from three in a video call. Click play at the same time.
4. Online gaming. If you both enjoy gaming, picking out something you can play online together can be a good way to have fun from a distance.
5. Online card or board games. You can find digital versions of most board and card games to play with people. Whether it's Monopoly or Cards Against Humanity.
6. Read to each other. Share news articles and blogs and short stories and poems in a video chat.
7. Eat dinner together. Just because you each made your own food and it's in a video call doesn't mean it doesn't count.
8. Listen to music together. There are a number of chat apps that allow you to play music together. Hear old favourites or new releases with your significant other.
9. Blow each other kisses. It may seem tame or lame, but it is a way to show physical affection from a distance.
10. Dress up for each other. Just because you're at home in your sweat pants doesn't mean you shouldn't wash your hair and put on a nice shirt for the person you love.
11. Share local news. Make each other feel closer to where the other resides by keeping them up to date on what's going on locally.
12. Join a website together. Post on the same forum, comment on each other's Goodreads reviews, browse each other's last.fm pages, etc.
13. Send each other memes. Take full advantage of your internet romance and share all your favourite memes with your favourite person.
14. House or apartment shop. This can be done entirely online these days, and it makes the relationship feel more tangible when you can think about where you might live when you're together in person.
15. Pet shop. Use the local animal shelter websites to see what kind of pet you might like to have as a couple.
16. Send each other gifts. This can be done entirely online by purchasing presents (sometimes things that can be bought for next to nothing) through online stores and having them directly mailed to each other.
17. Chat with each other's friends and family. Get to know your loved one's loved ones from afar.
18. Send each other e-cards. They are usually free and let your partner know they're on your mind.
19. Describe a massage. It can be incredibly meditative and relaxing, and it offers a taste of something you wouldn't normally get from a distance.
20. Write for each other. Writing a poem, a love letter, or a short story for your partner can make them feel very special. It offers them pretty words designed just for them.

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